“A permanent change would harm small traders, workers' rights, and further damage relations between the Church and the Government. I will not support the move". The temporary relaxation was only was approved by the House of Commons on the condition that it would not be permanent.

For the first time in our country’s history, we will have to impose religious tests on those we employ and those we help, in order to maintain our status as exempt religious employers.

LGBT activists and conservatives are sparring over a new study that says children of married straight parents have better lives than those with gay parents. But its flaws mean it’s unlikely to shift the debate over gay parenting.     A blockbuster new study that claims to upend the conventional wisdom on gay parenting has quickly become... Continue Reading

It’s important to offer a ministry of presence to those in need. But when the gospel is reduced to identifying with others, the uniqueness of Christ’s incarnation becomes an afterthought.     In recent decades, scores of books, manuals, and websites advocating “incarnational ministry” have encouraged Christians to move beyond ministry at a distance and... Continue Reading

Catholics will pray for newly elected officials “so that their sense of the common good will overcome special demands.” This would include support for traditional families “throughout their lives, especially in painful moments.”     The French Catholic Church will revive a centuries-old custom next week with an updated national “prayer for France” opposing the... Continue Reading

Ervin Kohn, president of The Jewish Community of Oslo, said that Norwegian Jews “will not be able to live in a society where circumcision is forbidden.” Norway’s ombudsman for children’s rights has proposed that Jews and Muslim replace male circumcision with a symbolic, nonsurgical ritual. Dr. Anne Lindboe told the newspaper Vart Land last month... Continue Reading

The…report is notably missing some important information--the two-year old report contains no mention of the violence, murder and mayhem directed at Christians and other minorities in Muslim nations in Africa and the Middle East since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011.

“If we really want equality, why does that equality not extend to nieces who genuinely, truly love their uncles?” A Catholic bishop has sparked outrage among equality campaigners by suggesting that the Scottish Government could extend legislation on same-sex marriage to include bigamy and even incest, if it truly believed in equality. Bishop Hugh Gilbert... Continue Reading

(Editor's Note: Scott Redd is President of RTS Washington Campus and is a newly appointed contributor to the Washington Post's local 'On Faith' website. This is his first contribution.)

Sikhs, who follow teachings passed down by a series of gurus, or spiritual guides, are defined both by appearance and belief in a single god. Rituals are forbidden, as are cutting and shaving hair. They don’t fast, have no worship attendance requirements, have no clergy, and disavow “superstition.” They also shun intoxicants, alcohol and tobacco.